Tennis: 1969-2012 - Winningest coach in IHSA Tennis with a dual meet record of 908-550

Boys Tennis: 1969-2010 - Boys Tennis Coach at Cary-Grove High School

Girls Tennis: 1974-2012 - Girls Tennis Coach at Cary-Grove High School

Tennis: 1994 - Inducted into the Illinois Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Basketball: 1967-Present: Official Basketball Scorer at Cary-Grove High School

Girls Basketball: 1990-Present - Official Scorer at IHSA Girls Basketball State Tournament. Since 1992 he has scored EVERY State Tournament game

Boys Basketball: 1990, 1991 - Official Scorer at IHSA Boys Basketball State Tournament

Basketball: 2002 - Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as a Friend of Basketball

Harold (Bud) Lachel played football and wrestled at Dundee Community High School and for a period of time played both sports at Parsons College. Bud earned selection in the Dundee-Crown Athletic Hall of Fame for his lifetime of accomplishments in high school athletics. He holds the IHSA Tennis record for career wins (908) and has distinguished himself further as an official scorer for high school basketball games for over fifty years, including the IHSA Girls Basketball state finals every year since 1990.

Bud is a member of both the Illinois Tennis Coaches and Illinois Basketball Coaches Halls of Fame.